Crime and Courts
Published on November 14, 2024 - Page 1
DANVILLE -- A man is facing a simple assault charge after biting a passenger in his vehicle while delivering newspapers, court papers show.
On Nov. 5...
Published on November 14, 2024 - Page 3
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SCOTT TWP. -- A Catawissa man has been charged after lying on a form to purchase a firearm, police say.
On Oct. 24 of...
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Two are accused
of misconduct
BLOOMSBURG -- Two men were cited for disorderly conduct by fighting and causing a commotion at Fetterman Avenue and...
Published on November 14, 2024 - Page 5
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BERWICK -- A woman has been arrested for her role in the sale of methamphetamine to a police informant, officers say....
Published on November 12, 2024 - Page 1
BERWICK -- Lynn Ziller was at a loss to explain why State Police pulled her over and cited her for having no insurance or registration on a new Jeep...
Published on November 12, 2024 - Page 1
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DANVILLE -- A man has been charged after crashing his car while possibly high on heroin, police say.
On Nov. 1 at 8:04...
Published on November 11, 2024 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A town councilwoman said she had a "moment of weakness" when she ripped a political sign off a man's vehicle after leaving church...
Published on November 11, 2024 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A routine visit by probation officers to a home on Railroad Street uncovered a marijuana-growing operation that led to the seizure of...
Published on November 11, 2024 - Page 1
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BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick woman broke an arcade game, then used an extendable back scratcher to steal the cash inside,...
Published on November 11, 2024 - Page 3
WILLIAMSPORT (AP) -- A Lycoming County man is charged with attempted homicide in a shooting related to the purchase of a vehicle Friday night,...
Published on November 11, 2024 - Page 3
LIGHTSTREET -- A Bloomsburg woman was cited with being disorderly for making "unreasonable noise" at the scene of a Saturday accident here, Scott...
Published on November 11, 2024 - Page 6
Sunday, Oct. 20
* 7:20 a.m., Canal Street and Strawberry Avenue, suspicious activity
* 9:36 a.m., 1000 block Scott Town Center, burglar alarm
* 12:29...
Published on November 10, 2024 - Page 1
CATAWISSA -- A district judge has handed down guilty verdicts in an animal abuse case against the owner of Mystic Kennels and her husband.
District...
Published on November 10, 2024 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- An Ashland man will spend a month in jail and is banned from hunting for 10 years as a result of a hunting accident in northern...
Published on November 10, 2024 - Page 1
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SCOTT TWP. -- A Bloomsburg man has been charged after punching his co-worker and sending him to the hospital with...
Published on November 10, 2024 - Page 1
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BLOOMSBURG -- A town man was driving the wrong way in a town alley when he hit another car and drove off Sept. 20,...
Published on November 10, 2024 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- The following marriage licenses were issued in Columbia County:
* Michael John Farrell, Millville, son of John and Mary Farrell; to...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Danville man refused to accept responsibility for the death of his husband after a struggle along Interstate 80, even as he was being...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Catawissa woman arrested for driving after drinking vanilla extract on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty in Columbia County court.
It...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 3
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DANVILLE - A resident of Danville State Hospital has been charged for repeatedly spitting on a nurse, police say.
On...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 5
The Bloomsburg Police Department responded to the following incidents from Oct. 6-Oct. 12. Sunday, Oct. 6 * 12:43 a.m., 400 block Chestnut Avenue,...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 10
BLOOMSBURG -- A Schuylkill County woman is facing a total of $600 in fines after she was cited by town police for being drunk and disorderly over the...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 18
The Bloomsburg Police Department responded to the following calls from Oct. 13 through Oct. 19. Sunday, Oct. 13 * 12:28 a.m., 100 block East Ridge...
Published on November 9, 2024 - Page 18
BLOOMSBURG -- The following divorces have been granted in Columbia County:
* Justin Bankes, 101 Fort Jenkins Lane, Bloomsburg; from Melanie Bankes,...
Published on November 8, 2024 - Page 4
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CATAWISSA -- A Mount Carmel man has been charged after driving around with his friends while smoking a joint, police...
Published on November 8, 2024 - Page 4
UNION TWP. -- A Shickshinny woman is accused of making more than 100 hang-up calls to the Luzerne County 9-1-1 emergency dispatch center, State...
Published on November 8, 2024 - Page 5
SCOTT TWP. -- Five people spotted in Espy Park after dusk in violation of curfew hours were cited with criminal trespass as a summary offense,...
Published on November 7, 2024 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- A town woman allegedly had marijuana in her system when she was stopped by State Police on Sept. 10. Whitney Brosious, 31, of 542 Iron...
Published on November 6, 2024 - Page 10
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DANVILLE -- A Philadelphia man was jailed over the weekend on DUI and drug possession charges following a traffic...
Published on November 5, 2024 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man led police on a chase Friday night from Buckhorn to north of Millville, crashing into a police cruiser twice and...